SD Integration with weighbridge and barrier gate system.

[Former Member]

Hi!

We are in Cement Manufacturing Industry.

Our distribution office has a weighbridge and barrier gate to control the in/out of the trucks.

We have a policy that all incoming truck must pass the weighbridge.

Currently, there is a PLC which link to weighbridge to capture the weight and control the barrier gate opening.

Is there a method to link to the PLC to continue to adopt the weigh reading and control the barrier gate opening?

I have the PLC Microsoft OCX control object and we are using VB .Net at the moment to interact but not sure how could we do it at SAP side.

Please help.

regards,

Martin.

[Former Member]

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[Former Member]

Martin,

SAP cant controll the Gate lifing and other thngs.

probalbel solution is send the shipment info to the PLC system using IDOC and further action should be taken from the existing design(PLC).

Regards,

Ram.

[Former Member]

PLC is something that it doesnt understand database records or flat files.

PLC only understand digital signal.

[Former Member]

hi

ihave a doubt here

its similar to BARCODE SCANNER OR ISDN SCANNER.

if no

how do it reads the data via digital signal

please explain the process

regards

balajia

[Former Member]

Hi,

forgive for my mistake i was wrong in my previous thread.

please chec for BAPI because we did it for our previous assignment.

it is BAPI in SE37 and please check it.

there are number of BAPI for in bound and out bound.

which allows with R/3 to any other interfaces from R/3.

this will resolve your requriment.

regards

balajia

[Former Member]

Hi

please chec for BADI because we did it for our previous assignmen.

which allows with R/3 to any other interfaces from R/3.

this will resolve your requriment.

regards

balajia

[Former Member]

Hi!

Actually, we are in the middle of blueprint study and the consultant is telling me that there is no way to link to PLC.

They are suggesting to keep the existing system and link it through IDOC. But i don't like the idea because maintenance is expensive and not secure.

Btw, I am new to SAP. Can you explain a bit more how you did it?

Thanks.

regards,

Martin.

[Former Member]

hi martin

let me as you a question

what is PLC here.

please explain.

regards

balajia

[Former Member]

PLC = Programming Logic Controller

Mainly to communicate devices with Serial 9 Pin COM port.